Misery

Like bare branches knocking on a window,
Misery taps on my shoulder,
Asks if it can enter my mind,
Comes in uninvited.
Like lightning crashing in a violent storm,
Misery stabs me in the back,
Twists and turns around and makes me numb,
Numb to any and all happiness.
Like a bomb exploding in my heart,
Misery shreds my emotions apart,
Confuses me, blinds me,
Makes me cry out for help.
Like glass splintering into a million pieces,
Misery instills pain in my life,
Makes me hurt, makes me suffer,
Suffer its poisonous agony.
Like the wind howling on a cold, lonely night,
Misery screams in my ears,
Tells me I am nothing,
Tells me I am worthless,
Makes me want to cry, want to hide,
Want to die.
Like a predator stalking its prey,
Misery follows me like a shadow,
Waiting for the moment when I fall,
For the moment I let go.
Like a broken child with nowhere to turn,
I succumb to the sadness.
I have become Misery.

Michelle Elizabeth Bernard

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